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PIA07292: Deep Impact on Launch Pad
NASA's Deep Impact awaits launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. on Jan. 12, 2005.
 Mission:  Deep Impact 
 Spacecraft:  Deep Impact
 Product Size:  1920 x 2560 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  California Institute of Technology 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA07292.tif (11.04 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA07292.jpg (298.1 kB)  

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Deep Impact awaits launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. on Jan. 12, 2005.

The spacecraft will travel to comet Tempel 1 and release an impactor, creating a crater on the surface of the comet. Scientists believe the exposed materials may give clues to the formation of our solar system.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Caltech

Image Addition Date:
2005-01-21